respondence. Our Insurers are retired to such a degree that since the Warr they have hardly oppned a Policy therfore we are firmly assured that even if we were to offer them 45 per Ct. they would not insure from hence to America as such be pleased to effect it with you. Hope soon to be able to pay our respects to you mean while saluteing you respectfully subscribe with Esteem, Sin your mouthbles. B JOSIAH HEWES TO AARON LOPEZ Mr. Aaron Lopez, Philadelphia, 24 April, 1781. I WROTE you pretty fully with price current, and on the 21st Inst. I wrote you by Mr. Benj'n Seixas who left this the 22d for Newport. by him I sent you 32.000 dollars for two barrels pepper I sold at 130 dollars per lb. being offered that price the day before all in Continental Money and so good an opportunity of sending it immediately induced me to sell, tho could got sumwhat more in State money which I could not change. for further perticulars refer you to mine by Mr. Seixas. Late on Saturday Evening I received from Mr. Ellison the other three Chest of tea and two Barrels pepper for which paid freight 2500 dollars. this was brought me by Peter Mason waggon'r who informs me he received it about the 19 ulto. (the date of Mr. Ellisons letter) but that when he got home to Eastown about 55 Miles from this was pressed in to the Continental Service sum weeks which prevented his bringing it sooner. it came, apparently in good order, except the out side Caskes a little shattered, the barrels are full etc. I am last evening favoured with yours of the 13th Inst. covering fourth bill of a Sett of Exchange for 300 dollars. your Letter from Fishkill I have never received, that no doubt it went into york as informed you last post. for want of the first bill cannot sell them. Neither have I your orders for selling. there is no Vessel here for Europe, or should wrote the Commissioners at parris hope are this you have had an oppertunity of writeing them to prevent payment of the first bill. should be glad to hear from you on this head etc. I am very happy I have so well hit your judgment respecting the Tea. I have the six Chest on haveing refused all offers for it being clear it would soon bring 10/ Specie. it is dayly riseing, and I am well informd there is no orders gone for Tea, to Europe, a long time that it will soon be very scarce. My Neighbour tels me he has 5 Chests which he holds at 12/6 Specie per lb. the pepper I thought was nearer the Mark at 130 dollars, tho I observe I quoted it at 150 in my last which was the retail price. the two barrels on hand shall keep with the tea, til further orders. I note your intention of sending an other load on which is verey agreable; price of Ginger se price current. I observe you failed in Boston, of laying out the Money on our joint account in Specie. Should you not be able to do it at Newport, think bills will answer here shortly, as the holders of them seem determined to get them up to 6/ and 6/6 Specie. I am once more pleased with my own Judgment in not chainging your Specie ballance and sending it by Mr. Seixas. Some inteligence I received from Boston soon after you left me, put me on reconsidering that matter, when I thought best to wait til I heard from, and am glad it turns up agreable to you. a Carrage setts out in a few days for Newport, for Mr. Seixas's Mother by which intend forwarding the old Acct. Mr. Samuel Johnson a perticular friend of mine is here in Congress from Edenton North Carolina. on acquainting him a friend of mine desired me to inquire after him he immediately guest it was you saying Mr. Polock had often mentioned you to him etc. he expects to leave this about the last of May for home, and said if you choose to forward any letters he could at any time give them safe conveyance, which he would do with pleasure. the three fifty dollar bills will endeavour to get exchange, and carry to your Credit. we have had a great arrival from the Havannah, Martinico etc. say 10 or 12 Sail small Vessells. they have brought a vast quantity Coffee which has fell the price of that article to 20 dollars and will be lower. this being at present the needfull am most Sincerely yours JOSIAH HEWES Price Current. bills at 110 for 1. Specie 170 for 1. Tea 8/ riseing, Ginger 35 dollars. most kind of Goods rise with the money except Coffee, tho but little odds since my last. [Memo.] N. B. on the 4th May ordered him to stop the sale of the Bill. JOHN DE NEUFville and Son TO CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN [Amsterdam,] 25th Aprill, 1781. Sir, THE Copy preceding is what we had the honor of addressing you per the Mars, which we hope got safe to hand. We have since to acknowledge your esteemed favours of 19 and 28th December 4. 9 and 22d January last. we duly received inclosed per the same your sundry Remittances vizt. For which we have given you Credit in Account in Currency £3445: II. 142: 2:8 £6542:12: We have taken due note of your sundry orders contained in the aforementioned but suppose you made a Mistake in quoting us the prices of the China and Tea the best Hyson being higher then 80/. We have shipped your first order per the Juno Captain Haydon, and you have herewith bill of Lading and Invoice of said goods amounting to £1740: 1: for which you will please give us Credit in account in Conformity if found free from Error. Your remaining orders we will expedite by different good Opportunities as you prescribe, as well as the goods when received from Mr. Hayley, which we expect will be sent by some remaining dutch vessell in the Thames, which being there when they published their Manifesto, had since been detained untill it should be known whether we should permit the English Vessells here also to depart, which our States have granted. We therefore gave directions to Mr. Hayley to avail himself of said Opportunity to ship the goods you had order'd, as our friends in London had done the same, with the like orders for America, adding that we understood the £400 Sterling you order'd us to pay him was on account of the same. Accordingly said Gentleman who before had wrote us it was not in his power to comply with your orders for want of means of conveying the Goods to us, wrote us he would follow our directions and ship them immediately. We shall of course also immediately comply with your Orders by paying the aforesaid sum to said Gentleman and will forward the Goods we receive from him on your Account, as before mentioned. Interim we remain with very great regard, Sir, your most Obedient Humble Servants, JOHN DE NEUFVILLE AND SONS P.S. We also shipped per Haydon the white lead amounting to f. 105.13. Mr. Hayley having sent us the goods for your account as per his inclosed letter of advice, and accounts, we have shipped per the Brigg Gates, Captain Newman Two Cases and two Trunks of which we send you Bill of Lading here with, also account of Charges on said goods amounting to f. 380: 12: which please to not in our Conformity. JOSEPH GARDOQUI AND SONS TO AARON Lopez Dear Sir, [Bilbao,] the 27th April, 1781. We have the pleasure to hand you above duplicate of our last salutations to you per the Schooner Success, Captain Trask, where with haveing forwarded you Invoice and bill of Loading for the Hand Kerchiefs you was pleased to order we flatter ourselves that they will safely reach your hands as we have the satisfaction to informe you that said Vessell departted hence the 25th of March; therefore deprived since of your very agreable and esteemed lines have to transmmitt you herein duplicates of said Invoice and bill of Loading with the agreable Information that your bills on Paris have mett with punctuall Acceptance and that we hope there will be no demmour in their payment at maturity. As the Brigg Phenix, Captain Robert Rentoul, is bound to Sallem we have agreable to your dispositions shipt on her your second adventure, accordingly you will find herein Invoice and bill of loading thereof ammountting to riales 9295 and 25 ms. of Vellon, which request the favour of your ordering it to be examined and if free from Errors to place the same to our Creditt and as she is one of your new Construction fast sailling vessells we fully expect that she will successfully compleatt her Passage in 30 days, when doubt not that the goods by her will come to a very adventadgeous Markett. The Ship Commerce, Captain Ignatius Webber,1 is also putting up for Boston therefore in order to fullfill your kind orders shall also ship on her on your Account an equall quantity and hope that your next will produce us the reimbursmment of our advances in Expectations whereof have the pleasure to subscribe very respectfully, Sir, your most obedient humble Servants, JOSEPH GARDOQUI AND SONS 1 In company with the Commerce sailed the armed ship Grand Monarque, David Coats, master. |